Railway tie-plate and rail-brace.



W. H..TANNER. RAILWAY TIE PLATE AND RAIL BRAGE.

APPLIOATION TILED JULY 31, 199B.

Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

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uuantoz W. H. TANNER. RAILWAY TIE FEAT AND RAIL BEACH.

APPLIOATIOH FILED JULY 31, 1908.

Patented Aug". 31, 1909.

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WYANDER H. TANNER, OF- MACON, GEORGIA.

RAILWAY TIE-FLATE AND RAIL-BRACE.

tion of the invention, such as will enable oth- 1O ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

This invention relates to railway tie plates and rail braces, and has for one of its objects to, simplify and improve the construction and increase the eificieney and utility of devices of this character.

Another object of tlie invention is to provide a device of this "character having increased strength and durability withoutincreased expense of 'manufactureor weight. of material employed.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists in a plate bearing upon the tie and having spaced depending rlbs extending beneath a portion of the plate and adapted to enter the tie upon which the plate bears and thus increase the stability of the device.

The invention further consists in a tie plate reduced at one end and with a brace member bearing upon the smaller end of the plate and extending over the tie flange and against the vertical web and likewise beneath the ball or head of the rail, and with means for securing the brace and the rail to the tie plate and hkewise securing the tie plate to the tie.

The invention further consists in certain novel featuresof construction as hereinafter the improved rail plates and braces applied.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end view of one of the ties together with one of the tie plates and the brace members a-nd'a portion of one of the rails. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the arrangement when-the device is employed in connection with ,guard rails.

Fig. 5 is a plan View of the parts shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a perspective View of a Specification of Letters Patent.

. Application filed July 31, 1908. Serial No. 446,823.

portion of the tie plate at one end, illustrating the construction more fully.

In the drawings is shown a tie 10, and the line rails 11-12 of the usual form. Bearing upon the ties beneath each rail is a tie plate 13 reduced atone end and with a rib 14 at the reduced end and an overhanging lug 15 at the'larger end. A spike aperture 16 is formed at the smaller end of th'eplate near the rib 14 while spike recesses 1718 are formed in the sides of the plate intermedi- Patented Aug. 31, 1969.

ate its ends and with spike apertures l920 at each side of the overhanging lug 15. De

pending from the sides of the plate 13 at its larger end are ribs 2122, the ribs adapted to be embedded in the upper face of the tie lO'and thus firmly embed and support the tie plate upon the tie and prevent the lateral movement thereof under the severe strains to which devices of this character are subjected.

The rails 11-12 bear upon the tie plates 13 contiguons to the spike recesses 1718 so that the outer edges of the tie flanges are located flush with the inner edges of the re cesses whereby the heads of the holding spikes 2526 which are driven through the recesses will bear over the tie flanges of the rail, while the opposite side of the tie flange hears beneath the overhanging lug 15.

The spike apertures l9--20 are so located that the spikes driven therethroiigh will ongage over the adjacent portions of the tie flanges by their projecting heads in the orfirmly secured to the tie plates and the tie plates firmly secured to the ties by four spikes which coacting with the ribs 21-22 firmly embed the plate in position.

Bearing upon the reduced portions of the plates are brace members formed of base plates 23 with their uter ends bearing against the ribs 14 and with their inner ends bearing agaist' the outer edges. (if .the tie, flanges "of the ra1ls 11l2, and'w th hollow .webs 24g rising from the base 23- and bearing over thtie flanges and against the vertical webs and likewise beneath the balls or heads ofthe rails as shown," and thus firml bracing the entire outer faces of the rails and likewise firmlysupporting the balls or treads.

The bases23 are provided with recesses in their sides conforming to the recessesl? 18 of the tie plate and through which the spikes 25-26 extend, the lateraland rearward pro,

jections of the heads the spikes bearing over the bases 23 and assisting in holding them in position.

The inner face oi? the rib 14: is inclined to the transverse plane of the tie plate; and the contiguous end ot the base 23 is correspondinggl v inclineth so that a wedge like action is produced between the end of the plate and the. inclined taco of the rib let to increase the grip between the plate and the ail, as will be obvious.

When the parts are united and the holding spikes 25 -20 driven into the tie through the registering ret ses lT -IS and the corre sponding reees in the sides of the base plate 23 with the laterally extending heads of the spikes bearing over the base and likewise over the adjacent tie llange it will be obvious thatthe base plate and tie plate are firmly united to the tie and sug'iperted from lateral as well as vertical movement.

When the device employed for rails at the point. where guard rails are required the base plate is extended in length as represented at 27 with the guard rail 3S located along 'side of one of the main rails in the usual a manner a portion of the ad acent'tie liange being cut off to bring the/ball ot' the rail in the proper location relative to the main line rails, as shown.

The tie plate is generally of steel preferably pressed into the required shape and the brace member is likewise of pressed steel and of a strength adapted to withstand the severe strains to which devices of this character are subjected when in use.

What is claimed, is

1. In a device of the class described, a tie plate penetrating ribs extending along the sides of the unreduced portion and with a rail flange l engaging lug at. the unreduced end and an upwardly extending transverse rib atihe reduced enthwith the inner face of the rib inclined to the transverse plane of the plate,

reduced at one end and with spaced tic.

l l l t l l said nlate adapted to support the rail and tn'o'vided with spike receiving r cesses at its opposite edges next the raih and a brace member comprisinga base bearing upon the reduced portion ol the plate and with one end inclined to correspond to the int-lined tace ot the rib and adapted to engage by its other and against the lie llanggc ol the rail and provided with recesses registering with the recess ot the plate, and a brace \veb extending from the base and adapted to bear over the rail llangie and against the vertical web and beneath the tread ot the rail.

9. in a devi e of the class tlwecribrtl, :1 tie plate reduced at one end and with spaced tie penetrating ribs extending: along the sides of; the unreducedportion and with a rail llang'e engaging log at the unrt-dm'ed end and an upwardly extending transverse rib All the reduced end with the inner tat-c of the rib inclii'tcd to the transverse plane of the plate, said plate adapted to support the rail and provided with spike receiving recesses in its opposite sides and spike receiving apertures at the ends, a brace member comprising a base bearing up n the reduced portion ot the plate and with one end inclined. to corre spond to the inclined face of the rib and adapted toengage by its other end against the rail tiange and with recesses registering with the side recesses of the plate, a brace web extendingfrom the base and adapted to bear over the rail flange and against the vertical web and beneath the tread of the rail, and holding devices operating through said apertures and likewise through said recesses and with laterally enlarged heads bearing; over the brace member base.

In testimony whereof, l a llix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

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